4 great reasons to start a lemon water detox TODAY

I’m sure you’ve heard the old adage that you should be drinking eight glasses of water a day. I suppose it’s not a bad place to start, but the truth is there’s a lot more to it than that.

Your body is well over 50 percent water, and water is absolutely essential to most—perhaps even all—the processes that take place inside your body.1

Your body uses water to…

Help your organs function as they should

Lubricate joints

To flush out waste and toxins

To keep you energized and focused

Folks who drink more water even have a lower incidence of colorectal cancer, according to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.2

En otras palabras, water is absolutely critical to our good health. But exactly how much you, or anyone else, should be drinking, depends on a bunch of factors such as weight and how physically active you are.3

But chances are good that you’re not drinking enough, many folks aren’t. Adding lemon to your water is a great way to add a little jolt flavor to help you drink more. And the lemons do double duty by bringing along a bunch of extra health benefits of their own.

Lemon water can help cleanse your body of toxins and waste. De hecho, the American Cancer Society suggests hot lemon water for relieving constipation and clearing your bowels.4

4 more lemon water detox benefits

But that’s far from the only detox benefit lemon brings to the table.

Let’s take look at four more lemon water detox benefits…

1. Powerful antioxidant & antibiotic properties:

Everyone knows plants are good for you. But it’s mainly the phytonutrients found in plants that make them so good for us. The phytonutrients in lemons, specifically, have antioxidant and antibiotic properties.

Lemons also contain limonin, a compound found in citrus fruits with possible anti-viral and anti-obesity effects.5

Nutrient

Value Per 100g

1 Lemon 48g

1 Wedge 5.9g

Water

92.23g

44.31g

5.45g

Energía

22kcal

11kcal

1kcal

Protein

0.35g

0.17g

0.02g

Total fat

0.24g

0.12g

0.01g

Carbohydrate

6.90g

3.31g

0.41g

Fiber

0.3g

0.1g

0g

Sugars

2.52g

1.21g

0.15g

Minerals

Calcium, Ca

6mg

3mg

0mg

Magnesium, Mg

6mg

3mg

0mg

Phosphorus, P

8mg

4mg

0mg

Potassium, K

103mg

49mg

6mg

Vitamins

Vitamin C

38.7mg

18.6mg

2.3mg

Folate, DFE

20µg

10µg

1µg

Vitamin A, IU

6IU

3IU

0IU

Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol)

0.15mg

0.07mg

0.01mg

2. Give your digestive system extra support:

Citrus fruits like lemons and oranges contain pectin, a dietary fiber that supports digestion. Lemons actually contain more pectin than oranges as well as high levels of citric acid.6

Citric acid supports digestion, as does pectin, which slows down the speed that food leaves the stomach and improves the way it’s broken down.

One study found that five grams of pectin mixed with orange juice produced a greater feeling of fullness after eating. This might help reduce the amount of food consumed and support weight loss efforts.7

Vitamin C protects skin from the premature aging that can be caused by the accumulation of toxins. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey reported that women who took in more vitamin C had stronger, firmer skin, less dryness, and fewer wrinkles.10

4. Keep your kidney and liver function firing:

Lemons give both your liver and kidneys the support they need so they can do their jobs of processing and removing waste and toxins from your body effectively.

Some studies have found that the citric acid in lemon juice can help discourage kidney stones.13 In one interesting study, lemon juice performed as well as potassium citrate for urinary calcium stones.14

A lemon water detox is a great way to cleanse your body

Lemon juice is a powerful way to clear toxins, support the immune system, improve digestion, and protect the liver and kidneys.

Do you have any tips for using lemon juice to cleanse and detox? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts.

Dr. Edward F. Group III has his Naturopathic Doctorate, Clinical Herbalist, Holistic Health Practitioner, Clinical Nutritionist certifications, and is a Diplomate of the American Clinical Board of Nutrition and the American Board of Functional Medicine. He founded Global Healing Center Inc. in 1998 which has earned recognition as one of the largest alternative, natural and organic health resources on the Internet.

A dynamic author and speaker, Dr. Group focuses solely on spreading the message of health and wellness to the global community with the philosophy of full body cleansing, most importantly colon cleansing, consuming pure clean organic food, water, air, exercise and nutritional supplementation. Visit GlobalHealingCenter.com to learn more about living green and healthy!